Police, With Warrant, Seek Shooting Suspect

July 29, 1998

A warrant was returned to police Tuesday, giving them the go-ahead to arrest an 18-year-old city man in connection with a shooting a day earlier that sent another man to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Late Tuesday, detectives were scouring the city for Jose L. Rodriquez, of 154 Wethersfield Ave. When arrested, Rodriquez will be charged with first-degree assault and first- degree criminal attempt to commit assault.

Investigators believe Rodriquez was involved in Monday's shooting of Ricardo Bonilla, 27, in front of an Alden Street apartment building.

Police said Tuesday that Bonilla's condition had improved to serious, from critical when he arrived the previous day.

Witnesses told investigators that two men pulled up, and Bonilla stepped to the car to talk. An argument ensued, one of the men stepped out and Bonilla was shot, witnesses told investigators.